Timing and Scale of a Seaborne Attack on Singapore. Note by the Secretary

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Timing and Scale of a Seaborne Attack on Singapore. Note by the Secretary

1 Jan 1942

APPENDIX II. SECRET CIPHER TELEGRAM. From:The War Office. TO:G.O.C. Malaya. Repeated Abdacom, Batavia. ....................... cipher (M.I.2) 31/1. IMMEDIATE. Your 29083, 29/1. PART ONE. ORDER OF BATTLE. 1. MALAYA. Five divisions plus. Agree. 2. PHILIPPINES. Our estimate four divisions, including MINDANAO, excluding JOLO. Estimate Based on report from MacArthur's H.Q. 3. BORNEO. East & North One division. Agree. West One division. Agree. 4. CELEBES. One division. Agree. 5. NEW GUINEA. One division.
thailand philippines singapore china guinea malaya indochina burma second world war military intelligence military dispositions joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff imperial defence predicting enemy intentions thomas haddon assessing enemy strength japanese strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma China Guinea Indochina Malaya Philippines Singapore Thailand
Document Reference
CAB 81/106/39
Document Types
Memorandum Correspondence
File Reference
CAB 81/106
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0106.039
Keywords
Imperial Defence Predicting Enemy Intentions Japanese Strategy Assessing Enemy Strength Military Dispositions
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Thomas Haddon
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - March 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-75. Volume XVI
Themes
Military Intelligence

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